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We hosted this year's fringe event, TeachMeet, here at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland on Wednesday night. The evening was very well attended, and the quality of the presentations was second-to-none. Inspiring stuff! The concept behind TeachMeet, as I explained in my previous post, is to present great ideas for classroom practice. The innovation of these teachers gave us a fresh insight into the people we're making resources for, and to the level of creativity the learners in these classrooms will be used to.

The about the evening has been great - we hope too that it raises awareness of the materials we're making. At the event, we showcased new-look Bitesize, Learning Zone and Pinball; as well as , our day where schools get to make the news (often with the help of ´óÏó´«Ã½ journalists) and the LAB. Hopefully, everyone who attended will tell their friends and colleagues about them and how great they are.

One of the much-fabled traditions of TeachMeet is the TeachMeet toy camel - owned, I believe, by . The short, snappy presentations are only two or seven minutes long, and anyone who dares run over their slot gets a cuddly toy camel launched at them from the audience. There's a great blogpost (and picture) by of the toy in question at this year's BETT conference! As far as I could make out (in between hurrying around organising things) the camel only made two appearances this time, for and , who both gave excellent presentations - though I'm sure someone will put me right if that's not the case...

Hosting TeachMeet was a new but exciting opportunity for us, and we hope that the teachers who attended go back to their classrooms buzzing with ideas and new contacts, as well as a taste of what we do. A great experience, with potentially wonderful outcomes!